Photography

"Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever... it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything."
-Aaron Siskind


While in high school photography hit me out of no where. One minute I'm walking into a quiet classroom and the next I'm out taking writing stories for a newspaper. But, it wasn't until farther in the year that I really started to pick up with taking photos. It was a little awkward at first, I was kind of a shy student and the last thing I wanted to do was get up in front of a whole auditorium to take picture of whoever was that days performer. I hated the thought, every ones eyes on me in a dark room where the flash of my camera was the only light. All eyes were on me and I didn't no if that was a good thing or a bad thing.

When I first joined the high school journalism team, I really didn't no what to expect. I didn't no that in the long run it would greatly affect my life. I would soon be known as the schools photographer, taking pictures at local plays and sports games. What about after high school? How can I keep my love of photography going?

Just a few short months after graduation I decided I didn't want to work the rest of my life in a fast food restaurant. I wanted to rise up and get a job that I could call my own. So I started applying. Then I got a call. Picture ME! wanted to set up an interview with me. I got the job! I was so excited, but a part of me was terrified. Sure I have taken pictures at school, but those people I saw everyday. I really didn't no what to expect. The shyness in me began to shine.

Now that I have been working with Picture ME I am so glad that I gave it a shot. Sure I get a little nervous, with people watching your every move, relying on you to take that one picture that will be in there lives for the rest of eternity, but I can honestly say that I love my job. Seeing the smiles on parents faces as I capture their child's true beauty. Its a one in a million feeling, but its all mine!